Trend of the Popularity of King as a Male Baby Name in the US
Updated on December 3, 2025.
Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).
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In 2024, there were 1,001 male babies that were named King in the US, which was 0.06% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name King peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2017 with a count of 2,694 babies, which was 0.15% of the total male babies born in the US in 2017.
The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named King, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named King.
Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named King in the US
Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named King in the US
The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named King from 1980 to 2024.
Trend of the Popularity of King as a Male Baby Name in the us
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| Year | Number of Male Babies | Percent of Total Male Babies (%) |
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| 1980 | 28 | 0.00 |
| 1981 | 40 | 0.00 |
| 1982 | 53 | 0.00 |
| 1983 | 32 | 0.00 |
| 1984 | 31 | 0.00 |
| 1985 | 41 | 0.00 |
| 1986 | 31 | 0.00 |
| 1987 | 21 | 0.00 |
| 1988 | 30 | 0.00 |
| 1989 | 28 | 0.00 |
| 1990 | 47 | 0.00 |
| 1991 | 39 | 0.00 |
| 1992 | 40 | 0.00 |
| 1993 | 42 | 0.00 |
| 1994 | 50 | 0.00 |
| 1995 | 40 | 0.00 |
| 1996 | 38 | 0.00 |
| 1997 | 45 | 0.00 |
| 1998 | 52 | 0.00 |
| 1999 | 46 | 0.00 |
| 2000 | 74 | 0.00 |
| 2001 | 63 | 0.00 |
| 2002 | 57 | 0.00 |
| 2003 | 70 | 0.00 |
| 2004 | 77 | 0.00 |
| 2005 | 149 | 0.01 |
| 2006 | 219 | 0.01 |
| 2007 | 321 | 0.02 |
| 2008 | 329 | 0.02 |
| 2009 | 591 | 0.03 |
| 2010 | 706 | 0.04 |
| 2011 | 730 | 0.04 |
| 2012 | 1434 | 0.08 |
| 2013 | 2109 | 0.11 |
| 2014 | 2438 | 0.13 |
| 2015 | 2567 | 0.13 |
| 2016 | 2671 | 0.14 |
| 2017 | 2694 | 0.15 |
| 2018 | 2612 | 0.14 |
| 2019 | 2471 | 0.14 |
| 2020 | 2264 | 0.13 |
| 2021 | 2054 | 0.12 |
| 2022 | 1653 | 0.10 |
| 2023 | 1284 | 0.08 |
| 2024 | 1001 | 0.06 |